埋伏

máifú

to ambush

Dictionary entry

to ambush; to lie in wait for; to lie low

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See it in sentences

军队在山里埋伏。

Jūnduì zài shān lǐ máifú.

English

The troops lay in ambush in the mountains.

敌人中了埋伏。

Dírén zhōng le máifú.

English

The enemy fell into an ambush.

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